Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-01
IEg'FssIl Nj "a His eva eFsaHa sHA
sV nhvw with Essis Els-
qasass and oFsisFy.
The Msgwump Iahaesss Ia Sew YeFk
0ysresti@ate9-Tke West Virginia
ssnateFship-Cooissss Between
Carts a.d TIE Adnln.
Iafrnsloa.


psopls present Wers senst0F
Beck, ex- ConaKtasma1 Mltsbelis Of CJ1
nsetac1s, nembsss Of TIE bar, and mauy
ladies. Tue lssfuFs sb011ded N pssss
xes Of iogieal eioqnence, exquisite bits
o. PATHS and hnn0f, and gss received
uith hearty dsmOuatsafiou8 % approval
0snsrsl sheridan said q was nos his
purpose 70 ntter . defense Of ths Christ
lan religion; it was 10 E5ow the evil e.
feots Of she course adopted D. Col01el
lnasraoli. wkOm he said ~ knew 70 b.
one Of the mosl s0rthy and
Able Of n1sD, . good son, fsitbfai has.
band. a. nifesstonals father and grand
ostgi0t, b. uhsn be approacbed the
Iuhfsct Of rsiigion the mantle Of bis gen
IaI psraonAlity fell from hts shoulders,
bis fadgmsBt w1a warped and be be
same a. once TIE le1dssf Of boosters and
the most unfair Of disputsnta. No man
had ever sssaiied the Christian reliRion
nth more eloqne1oe, less skili. worse
lseie, 80 musn e0DoeIt and % little
learning. The lecturer tAen charged
InaeFs0ll WITH declining ts meet Den
oompetent 20 dissass tbs questions Witb
him. In iact, he never met b1t one re
ally able mantle late Judge Jsfe
Blsek--ana tasn, the instant be fels the
steel, ran from tee neld. 10 discussing
the questions Of Christianity fnReFsOgi
created spuFious issues, be attsFiy ig-
n0red he work OF Christianity; be net
thsF oompFebended noF appreciated. the
exesiIsncs and magnitude Of the
achievements Of the system be % flip
pautIy assailed. Rel tive 20 God, his
ways and works, Colonel Ingersoll man
Tested q curiosity that vas a. senseless
40 70 vas idle, impertinsnt and disre-
sDectful. He says be does nos under
stand God" said General sheridan,
''and therefore be deesn't believe there
IL one. He dOean't understand eieetE =
city, bat u gees on sleoiTIfying. He does
not understand the afh atty Of soul for
soal. still the stars look d0wn on far
maidens, listening 20 the eager volcs Of
youth as Il whispers the old, old story
that has brighiened all the ages. And
mIllions Of homes IN our great land TO-
nj be are joyous with toe songs OF those
whose soais are held close together by
the same invisible words that sinse tns
birth OF time have been woven 10 ths
i0on Of love. ingeFsoll should consider
the effect of hts attacks on religion be
righs 20 parade his vagrant fancies be-
fore the community As q code 81 morals.
Estimating this phi isOphy by Ihe spirit
that okaEaotefizss bis uttersnces, 10 IL
both shallow and unkind. He IL mad
clear through. Mad from the poiishea
top Of bis intellectual dome 10 the s0les
Of bic in6dei feet. He has 20 right to
destroy = mud.hut ualess be eau give its
0ccupsnt better or equally Eold hut 70
live IN; no right 10 strike tbs cap Of Va
ter II IN the thirsty mans hand in the
desert, because II Is mnady. anlass be
can awe purer. Mr.. ingarsoIi IL moral
aud intellectual Anarchist"
Gen. Sberidan's peFoFation vas an
ous01Est Of thrilling eloqnenee. desorib
ing the anarchicai tendencies OF iufidel
ny. He portrayed Colonel InRerssl a.
the sasAiiant Of the snbiimest teachings
of philosophy, Of poetry, aud OF science.
of ancient aud modern timss. ulthoas
Offering q substitute or better thiRg.
Ingessoll. he said, vas employing his
genius and his oratory in sxtinguishinR
zoe trussl source Of human happiaeas,
and sabvsrting she very basis Of oivilizi-
zion itself.
CURTIS AND CLEVELAND.
A Washington dispatch 10 The Detroit
Tribuss says that friends OF the admin
is,raiion here are highly Indignant over
the recent ouiRivings OF Chief Muswamp
CuFtia on the prospects Of the President,
shoald be be re nominated next year BY
The Democrats. Many OF them say thAi
Curtis has 10 eject deserted shs Pres
idsnt and the cause Of civil service re-
form, and some OF them strongly init
mate that be has been seen" by the
friends Of some other possible candidate.
Curtis has been FepudiAted entirely By
lhe Presidents followers here. and it 10
predicted that hereafter be will have 40
more tnnaense With she administration
than any other plain citizen, u he has
AZ much.
RLArNR AND THa MUawuMPs.
Aasemblyman Frank Arnold. Of Osas.
go. 10 one OF the rising yoanR men OF the
State LsgisistuFs, SAYS q Mes York
letter wFites. This IL his taird term Ia
that body, where be has already Won q
reputation a. shrewd and enerRstie
worker. Thars il some talk Ia his ooan-
~ Of making him State Senator. aRd
Eoald got be surprised 70 see ham non
instcd. Nj. Arnold uent no to Albany
lsAsv with bis Associates ca the Brook
lyn Investigation COmmittee, I chAtted
with him = short while before his de-
partuFs on politics up in tue saastry.
aud be said thai from all be uld gate
~ the naxt Presidential rAos Wsald be
Blaine aud Cleveland ever
Again- ''ClsvelAnd's old time Task sticks
10 him still. continued Mr. Arnold, "for
II d were ros thsa be IL President be
voald stand 20 chance fer the nomina-
liaA ~ against Hill.
There u na question At all ia my
mind teas Mr.. B,ains Stl Be tie Ksuuh.
lican nomiRee. why shaaldn's hel He
is tie mast representative man 10 tne
party today. DE stands fer every par-
pose and every ambition Of its future,
aud be IL associated with all It's trsdi
toes and its trials. ] was DOT an erisi.
nal Blame NAN. bat am noe. Ih4ve
talked With = great N Anv frsm all parts
% the stats on the sabjsct and I dad
the sentiment sluosi wholly IN fAvar OF
blaine. Tue youna men are demandt no
TIE nomination OF the Maine statesman.
feel fast as certain that be will Ne
elected. dealt know Of any Repahli
cAa who coaid poll more votes. Tue
inaaauee has been greatly
Ia Amsants % 9 fes
yOtes IN ali this State, ana IN an ordinary
election wo1ld not receive aastatng like
the attsntion u has since the last Presi-
deatiAl election. Tsat po0E unfortunate
BaFchArd had more 10 DO Sish defeating
Blaine than All The Naxvaaps from
hsFe b the Pactee. Ts4s circarzstance
and some other indasuees OF \ LIKE
character made the Magwump blls 90.
poStane. ana u has slnse nssqasrsded
a. a h'gh And mighty indasaee in
poiittcs- ka stEaiGhi oat vote bstuesn
The parties, With The MaESu Nps a. the
enly uaisiae element, thsif vote IL he
stats woald be ssmmed 10 Is
hsoAttSrine.
NfKISs ASp TmE VISIT VIRGINIA SENATOR
SKIP.
Ex-SsuaioE HsRry @. Dsvis Of West
Ntrgtuit, SAYS The Stroller IN the N.w
Nork Ersez~s, wAs ~ ths cisy fer two o.
three DAYS atts1diag - baSinSss nstters
IN eonnsction With tbs West virginia
Central Railroad. hai has sans o. Rslti
more. The Legislature 0f West vlreiuia
vii meet ~ = special ssxsila 60 Aur,I
n. under eAli ffam ths Governor. fhs
aasueers became - sxeited IN attsmpf-
ne - elect sacoessor % SenAaof J. n
oAUdea ~ tie regular s.ssiaa taxf "A
3o1ruUs0t w2s Fasceed wssnaut rxE.s !,
- -. - a